Round Rock ISD will not create a period of prayer in the school day, following a legislatively required vote on the matter taken in February.

What you need to know: Trustees voted not to create a daily period of prayer in its schools, at the recommendation of staff, at a Feb. 19 board meeting. The vote is required by statute in Senate Bill 11, passed in the 89th Texas Legislature, with a deadline of March 1.

The details: Cindy Hill, the district's general counsel, said RRISD already has policies in place allowing students to silently pray, meditate, organize prayer groups or clubs, as well as express their religious viewpoints in their assignments.

Franchised fitness studio MaxStrength Fitness opened its first Austin-area location Dec. 10 in Steiner Ranch.

The details: The business offers one-on-one guided workouts in 20-minute sessions, aimed at clients to attend twice a week. Trainers utilize the MSF Continuous Tension Protocol for high intensity, low force strength training, and the studio is temperature controlled to 67 degrees. 

Something to note: The business will hold a ribbon cutting with the West Austin Chamber of Commerce on March 11 at 5 p.m. 

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From a commercial retail center to a gas station and more, here are five of the most expensive projects filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in the Austin metro this week.

1. Courtside in Austin: Quantum 71 will build a 26,331-square-foot restaurant and a 4,128-square-foot pickleball building.

2. Base Power in Austin: The Austin-based energy supplier will finish out a shell building for manufacturing and warehouse uses.

3. Winding Oak Commercial Development in Leander: Zoomers Investment Group will construct a commercial retail center, which will feature a 4,000-square-foot quick-serve restaurant, 19,543 square feet of retail space and a two-story 16,400-square-foot office and retail building.

4. AAA Storage and Business Park in Austin: The self-storage business will construct an 85,000-square-foot facility and business park.

5. Smart Stop in Georgetown: Central Texas-based Smart Stop will open a convenience store and fuel station that spans 6,000 square feet.

Cafe Java, a longtime fixture in northwest Austin with locations in Round Rock and now Cedar Park, celebrated 30 years of operation in January.

About the business: The community diner-style restaurant first opened in 1996 near Metric Boulevard in Austin. About a decade later, the Round Rock location opened on Gattis School Road.

The restaurant and coffee shop offers a wide variety of breakfast items served all day, including tacos, pancakes and omelets. In addition to breakfast, the menu includes salads, burgers and specialty coffee beverages.